Survey information is an important requirement for land development and land use planning. An extensive range of current and historical survey documents are available in a variety of formats. Most of the documents are available to the general public.
A survey plan
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Whereas Surveying is the process of producing a plan or map of a particular area. A survey plan is the graphical representation, to some scale, of the features on, near or below the surface of the earth as projected on a horizontal plane which is represented by plane of the paper on which the plan is drawn.
Different types of Plans produced by the Survey Department
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Title Plans (FOTP,SOTP,VOTP,CQP,Temple TP)
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Preliminary Plans ( PP, PPA, PPS,)
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Plans Under settlement ( VP,TOPO PP )
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Settled Plans ( FVP,FTP,FCP,)
Diagrams
Diagrams are uncertified plans, attached to a grant for land, which has taken the place of Title plans ,Lease Diagrams and Diagrams Plans. Diagrams are divided into six classes as
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R - Restricted Grant Diagrams
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O - Ought right Grant Diagrams
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L - Lease Diagrams
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S-Settlement Diagrams
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V-Vesting Order Diagrams
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M-Mining Right Diagrams
Separate series of numbers is maintained for each of the above classes. The Diagrams should be drawn
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At a recognised scale.
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Prepared in black ink with all data clear and legible.
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Providing support information as to the basis of the information provided.
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Showing the position of the object in relation to the boundaries.